1 million and counting: Retirement community video goes viral

A group of Michigan seniors create a video to the tune of Michael Bublé that will make you smile.

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Clark Retirement Community was created more than 100 years ago as a haven for retired Methodist ministers. Clark’s website says it’s a not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community, offering a full complement of services and residential options from independent living and assisted living to skilled nursing.

But we’re betting it will be remembered for creating a LipDub video, where senior citizens sing, dance, synchronize swim and more to Michael Bublé’s cover of the 60’s hit “Feelin’ Good.”

The video is perhaps the first video of its kind performed by a retirement community. The video production crew from the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) School of Communications shot the video. Although the school produced a lipdub last year to the STYX song, “Come Sail Away,” it was used to seeing young people as the stars.

Grandparents, though? Not so much.

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